Research Article

Chemical Diversity in Basil (Ocimum sp.) Germplasm

Table 2

Chemical composition of the essential oil of 31 accessions and seven cultivars of basil.

Genotype Chemical compounds (%)
C1C2C3C3C5C6C7C8C9C10C11C12C13C14
RRI
10331098119512281240125512701379138414011436148015131640

NSL 64218.7672.153.000.000.000.510.000.000.000.002.371.121.020.00
PI 1705798.1138.620.570.000.000.000.000.0030.750.000.000.621.155.17
PI 1705812.4638.8613.370.000.003.230.000.000.0011.193.680.002.064.81
PI 1729960.007.2845.820.000.001.790.000.000.002.723.793.582.730.00
PI 1729970.009.1128.760.000.000.150.000.000.158.380.0010.482.4514.17
PI 1742850.3453.4419.470.000.000.000.000.000.150.003.582.622.455.65
PI 1766460.3412.170.700.000.000.150.000.000.0026.8415.910.004.5331.76
PI 1822460.3434.150.700.000.000.150.000.000.000.109.912.622.4527.35
PI 1974428.0061.570.700.000.0019.400.000.000.000.002.092.622.151.10
PI 2074981.5813.6435.880.000.000.740.000.000.004.443.753.932.090.00
PI 2115860.0011.270.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0013.522.627.9951.22
PI 2531570.0019.6721.366.884.536.300.000.650.211.853.752.050.990.00
PI 2963902.3210.2419.680.000.000.670.000.000.0016.853.572.133.460.00
PI 2963910.0016.5430.782.714.872.636.300.000.003.553.032.741.681.29
PI 35846410.1770.940.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.921.260.690.00
PI 3584660.0017.303.791.330.4846.270.001.860.001.454.051.691.180.00
PI 3584675.4650.970.000.000.0016.000.000.000.000.007.912.202.215.15
PI 3584711.3124.580.000.000.0023.460.000.000.004.293.270.853.5628.41
PI 3584720.0059.170.000.000.0020.600.000.000.000.009.912.622.455.22
PI 3686970.0026.369.100.000.0010.540.005.200.003.293.742.492.524.60
PI 36869814.1968.650.000.000.007.570.000.000.000.003.752.620.000.00
PI 3686990.0024.640.000.000.0017.840.000.000.005.1013.085.452.4020.53
PI 3687000.9549.2615.050.000.000.910.000.660.000.940.941.732.050.00
PI 3794140.3438.220.700.240.0026.780.000.000.000.002.902.622.4519.38
PI 4141935.8344.220.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.009.412.625.1832.66
PI 4141946.1065.620.000.000.000.000.000.002.360.007.912.622.453.98
PI 4141960.342.930.700.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.062.6210.6853.60
PI 4141977.1044.135.440.000.000.150.090.000.000.105.952.522.3529.33
PI 4141980.3422.4626.330.000.000.150.000.000.000.002.362.622.5534.59
PI 4141996.6635.9820.700.000.000.000.000.000.000.0010.911.621.4519.83
PI 4142001.8338.6814.400.240.000.150.090.000.150.102.682.622.3517.94
Genovese11.8575.090.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.003.310.450.651.68
Sweet Dani0.000.000.005.0433.981.0643.020.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Cinnamon7.0033.674.700.000.000.000.0031.640.000.008.911.581.872.29
Fino Verde3.3074.840.000.000.003.450.000.000.000.003.202.622.253.50
Red Rubin13.1565.600.360.000.000.000.000.000.000.005.190.940.571.79
Osmin Purple0.0063.510.560.000.000.850.000.003.130.000.533.950.912.41
Italian Large Leaf13.8554.442.700.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.261.132.374.86

RRI: Relative Retention Index. Identification of the chemical constituents: C1 = 1,8-cineole, C2 = linalool, C3 = methyl chavicol, C4 = nerol, C5 = neral, C6 = geraniol, C7 = geranial, C8 = methyl cinnamate, C9 = -bourbonene, C10 = methyl eugenol, C11 = -trans-bergamotene, C12 = germacrene-D, C13 = -cadinene, and C14 = epi--cadinol.